James Corden to take over ‘Late Late Show’

CBS is keeping it continental in the wee hours; British actor, comedian and writerJames Corden has been tapped to replace Scotsman Craig Ferguson as host of The Late Late Show later this year, according to the website The Wrap.

The 35-year-old Corden created and starred in the acclaimed BBC sitcom Gavin & Stacey. He followed that with a Broadway debut in One Man, Two Guvnors, for which he won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.

He’s been raising his profile on the big screen, too. Last year, he starred in One Chance as Britain’s Got Talentwinner Paul Potts. Currently, he’s act opposite Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo in Begin Again. And later this year he’ll appear as part of the star-studded ensemble in Rob Marshall‘s long-awaited adaptation of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine‘s Tony-winning fairy tale musical, Into the Woods.

Ferguson, Late Late host since 2005, announced back in April that he would be stepping down from the hosting gig by the end of the year. Earlier that month, his lead-in and producer, David Letterman, announced his own retirement after 21 years as host of CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman. Stephen Colbert has already been chosen as his successor.